Boston Medical Center - Collaborative Purchases Solar Power, Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Value Initiative Case Study - Members in Action

 

To decrease operating expenses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Boston Medical Center buys electricity from a solar farmland in North Carolina, as part of a renewable energy project with two other Boston-based entities. Since 2011, through a wide range of energy-saving efforts, BMC has reduced its greenhouse gases by 93%.

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